European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 7 April
Spain hopes electric cars will help jump start future - Cars : europa, europe | euronewsSpain is revving up its green credentials with a plan to encourage electric cars. It wants to see a quarter of a million of them on its roads by 2014, investing 590 million euros in public funds. Lower off-peak power rates and recharging points in homes, car parks and motorways are on the cards. ... The socialist government has announced a 20 percent subsidy for electric car purchases, with a 6,000 euro ceiling. The prime minister unveiled the plan within the context of the economic crisis. Spain is one of the EU countries hardest hit.by Fran
Spain is revving up its green credentials with a plan to encourage electric cars. It wants to see a quarter of a million of them on its roads by 2014, investing 590 million euros in public funds. Lower off-peak power rates and recharging points in homes, car parks and motorways are on the cards. ... The socialist government has announced a 20 percent subsidy for electric car purchases, with a 6,000 euro ceiling. The prime minister unveiled the plan within the context of the economic crisis. Spain is one of the EU countries hardest hit.
Lower off-peak power rates and recharging points in homes, car parks and motorways are on the cards.
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The socialist government has announced a 20 percent subsidy for electric car purchases, with a 6,000 euro ceiling. The prime minister unveiled the plan within the context of the economic crisis. Spain is one of the EU countries hardest hit.
But that's a story for another time. Vencit omnia veritas.
